SASHA MATSON Range of Light / The Fifth Lake CD
Range of Light /mvt. IV – “Going Home to the Mountains (time 3:30 mp3 1.4mb) Going Home to the Mountains
The Fifth Lake /mvt. III- Gusts of wind (time 4:06 mp3 3.7 mb) Gust of wind
“The ability of Matson to mirror with his music ( Range Of Light ) the same emotions that Muir expressed with his words is uncanny … A must-have for those looking for a more cerebral approach to accessible and consonant classical music.” – Robert Reina, The Tracking Angle
“Range Of Light has about it a hint of Transcendentalism which appealed to Muir… It is a music in which one suspends time, feels warm and comforted, loved and loving, in which one meets old friends and ideas circling in new ways.” – George Buckbee, The John Muir Newsletter.
” A spectacular piece The Fifth Lake … Clear music for clear minds.”- Santa Fe Sun.
SASHA MATSON Steel Chords / i-5 CD
Steel Chords / mvt. III – Steel Dances (time 1:06 mp3 2.6mb) Steel Dances i-5 / mvt. V – City Limits (time 3:23 mp3 1.3mb) City Limits
“New works, new classics arise replacing older works as reference points. Such a work is Sasha Matson’s Steel Chords, I-5, These works for pedal steel guitar, harp and strings are models of contemporary classical music.” – Mark Sulveres, WSPN– Saratoga Springs.
“RECORD OF THE YEAR…the mature, intelligent, and exciting pair of works ( Steel Chords, i-5 ) included in this stunningly recorded album…a significant new classical composer.” – Robert Reina, The Absolute Sound.
“At this stage of his career, Matson seems to be the best kind of innovator- one who works from the inside, with an excellent balance of knowledge, respect, and fresh ideas.” – Bill Tilland, Option.
“MATSON IS THE SURPRISE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR…Stravinskian vigor as well as unabashed Coplandy folksiness … his forms are thoughtful and unpredictable.” – Kyle Gann, The Village Voice.